A program started by The Nature Conservancy aims to enlist California farmers in creating temporary habitats for migrating birds — a partnership that could become more important as the state's long-term drought continues and the birds' wetland habitats dwindle. READ MORE

This map from March 26, 2013, shows the predicted presence of migratory waterbirds (orange) and the distribution of water (blue) in California's Central Valley. The brighter the orange the higher the likelihood of birds, and the greater the need for water to create habitats in those areas. (Image credit: The Nature Conservancy)

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The Warriors of Qiugang, a Yale Environment 360 video, chronicles a Chinese village’s fight against a polluting chemical plant. It was nominated for a 2011 Academy Award for Best Documentary Short.
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